Rs. 500 crore club in 2025: Bollywood – 3, Kollywood – 1, Sandalwood – 1

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This 12 months hasn’t been nice for Tollywood, each in phrases of content material and field workplace collections. Indian cinema witnessed a complete of 5 Rs. 500 crore grossers in this calendar 12 months, and sadly, no Telugu movie made it to this elite checklist.

Bollywood dominated 2025 with three Rs. 500 crore grossers. Chhaava, headlined by Vicky Kaushal, Saiyaara, that includes debutants Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, and Dhurandhar, spearheaded by Ranveer Singh crossed the Rs. 500 crore mark globally.

Amongst these, Chhaava and Dhurandhar are big-ticket entertainers backed by distinguished star solid. Nevertheless, Saiyaara managing to gather Rs. 500 crores regardless of that includes debut actors makes its achievement much more outstanding.

Coolie and Kantara: Chapter 1 from Kollywood and Sandalwood respectively which had robust buzz from the beginning crossed the Rs.500 crore mark . Whereas Rajinikanth’s Coolie couldn’t totally stay as much as the hype, its huge pre-release buzz and casting helped it earn Rs. 500 crores.

Alternatively, Kantara: Chapter 1, directed and headlined by Rishab Shetty, exceeded expectations and became a monstrous blockbuster. With over Rs. 800 crores gross, Kantara: Chapter 1 is at the moment the largest grosser of Indian cinema in 2025. Trying on the field workplace trajectory of Dhurandhar, it received’t take a lot time for Ranveer Singh’s movie to surpass Kantara: Chapter 1.